The Nigerian equities market, as tracked by the All-Share Index (ASI), recorded a robust rally on the buying and selling day ended Might 6, 2025, rising by 1,662.60 factors to shut at 108,361.10.
This upswing propelled the index past the psychological thresholds of 107,000 and 108,000, because it eyes the 109,000 barrier.
The 1.56% acquire from the earlier shut of 106,698.50 was fueled by sturdy performances from large-cap shares, notably MTN Nigeria; the fourth most useful listed firm on the trade, and Aradel Holdings, which rose by 9.2% and seven.6%, respectively.
Regardless of the bullish momentum, buying and selling quantity dipped barely to 475.4 million shares, down from the 569 million recorded the day before today.
Nonetheless, the surge in fairness costs lifted total market capitalization, which rebounded to N68.1 trillion throughout 17,575 transactions—up from N67.06 trillion beforehand.
Main the cost among the many prime gainers have been ECOBANK, NORTHERN NIGERIA FLOUR MILLS, and NESTLÉ, every advancing by the utmost day by day restrict of 10%.
On the flip aspect, GUINEAINS and DAARCOMM topped the record of laggards, declining by 8.70% and 6.78%, respectively.
When it comes to buying and selling exercise, ACCESSCORP and GTCO emerged as essentially the most actively traded equities, dominating the day’s turnover.
Market abstract
- Present ASI: 108,361.10
- Earlier ASI: 106,698.50
- Day Change: +1.56%
- 12 months-to-Date Efficiency: +5.28%
- Quantity Traded: 475.4 million shares
- Market Cap: N68.1 trillion
High 5 gainers
- ETI: Up 10.00% to N25.85
- NNFM: Up 10.00% to N82.50
- NESTLE: Up 10.00% to N1,210.00
- BETAGLAS: Up 9.98% to N132.80
- AUSTINLAZ: Up 9.94% to N1.88
High 5 losers
- GUINEAINS: Down 8.70% to N0.63
- DAARCOMM: Down 6.78% to N0.55
- VFDGROUP: Down 6.59% to N17.00
- WAPIC: Down 6.07% to N2.01
- REGALINS: Down 4.69% to N0.61
Buying and selling quantity
Each day buying and selling quantity stood at 475.4 million, representing a slight decline in comparison with the 569 million shares exchanged the day before today.
- ACCESSCORP emerged because the frontrunner in buying and selling exercise, with a notable 103.9 million shares exchanged.
- GTCO carefully adopted, recording 37.9 million shares traded.
- UBA attracted vital investor curiosity, with 30.7 million shares altering palms.
- Moreover, STERLINGNG and ZENITHBANK achieved substantial trades of 27.1 million and 26.1 million shares, respectively.
Buying and selling worth
- When it comes to worth, GTCO led the pack at N2.4 billion, adopted by ACCESSCORP with N2.2 billion.
- ZENITHBANK reported a buying and selling worth of N1.2 billion, whereas UBA stood at N1.03 billion and ARADEL at N943.8 million.
SWOOTs and FUGAZ
Analyzing the SWOOT class, ARADEL excelled, hovering by 7.58%, whereas MTNN recorded a surge of 9.16%.
- On the FUGAZ aspect, all shares on this class ended within the inexperienced.
- ZENITHBANK gained 2.24%, GTCO climbed 2.44%, UBA elevated by 1.77%, ACCESSCORP moved up by 0.95%, and FIRSTHOLD gained 0.20%.
Market outlook
The All-Share Index has regained its bullish momentum, setting its sights as soon as once more on the 109,000 mark.
Continued upward motion, significantly in mid- and large-cap shares, might present the surge wanted to push the index past the 109,000 threshold—and probably towards the 110,000 degree within the close to time period.
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